late 14c., "intercessory prayers or pleas on behalf of another," from Old French sofrage "plea, intercession" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium "support, ballot, vote; right of voting; a voting tablet," from suffragari "lend support, vote for someone," conjectured to be a compound of sub "under" (see sub-) + fragor "crash, din, shouts (as of approval)," related to frangere "to break" (see fraction). On another theory (Watkins, etc.) the second element is frangere itself and the notion is "use a broken piece of tile as a ballot" (compare ostracism). Meaning "a vote for or against anything" is from 1530s. The meaning "political right to vote" in English is first found in the U.S. Constitution, 1787.
实用例句
1. She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage.
她在争取妇女选举权协会中活动非常积极.
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2. The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance.
妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执.
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3. When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?
贵国是什么时候实行普选权的?
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4. He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.
他提倡普选权，认为这是社会公平的基础。
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5. Between 1890 and 1930 the woman suffrage movement became exceedingly militant.
